Tauget device



R. KNIGHT.

TARGET DEVICE.

APPLICATION min JUNE 2B. 1918.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD KNiGHT, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Middletown, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Target De vices, ofwhich the following is a specifica tion, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to holders and particularly to explode a percussion.cap offulminating explosive upon' the striking the bulls-eye of arecording target. I

In the drawings, of my device supported by a sword bayonet.

Fig. 2 is a plan, the bayonet being in section.

Fig. 3 is a central frontto'-rear vertical section.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

In these drawings, 11 represents a miniature target slip having an upperaiming target 12 and a lower recording target 18. This target, iscarried in a block of yieldable material 14:, preferably rubber, havingtarget guiding flanges 15, and at 16 a transverse perforation to admitone end of a spring pressed reciprocating pin 17.

The block 1 1 is carried by a sheet metal frame 18-, having blockretaining lugs 19, and a suporting stop 20 stamped out of the frontportion of the frame 18. The frame 18 is bent at 21 to form a rearwardlyextending base 22, from which is out and bent upwardly until vertical, alug 23 which forms one bearing and serves as a stop for the pin 17. At24 the frame is also bent upwardly until vertical to form a back 25 forthe device.

The pin 17 is held in position by bearings, in the lug 23 and the faceof the frame 18, which are horizontally alined with the perforation 16in the block 14:, and this pin has an enlarged head 26 serving thedouble purpose of a stop and of affording a striking face. A coiledcompression spring 27 bears against the lug 23 and a transverse stop 28carried by the pin 17.

Attached to the back 25 are downwardly extending resilient strips 29adapted to en gage a strip of percussion caps 30, of the usualcommercial type. To form a support miniature target Specification ofLetters Ifatent.

one adapted to' hanging the device indoors,

Figure 1 is a front view theback 25.

In order that the device may be securely supported at any desiredelevation, a U- shaped' clamp 32 with terminal enlargements 33, ismounted to slide in two holes in the back 25, its branches beingprovided with coiled compression springs 84, normally holding theconnecting portion of the U against the rear face of the back 25. For ahole 36 in the Patented Oct. 8, 1918. Application filed June 1918.Serial No. 242,389. A I

block 25- is provided as an auxiliary means of attachment to a wall orother support.

In use, with a bayonet blade 35 as a support, Figs. 1 and2show the clamp32 holding with suflicient friction to overcome motion due to gravitybut yielding to upward or downward pressure for adjusting the height,after the point of the bayonet has been forced into the ground untilfirm.

A rifle equipped with a target practice rod is next brought withinstriking distance of the target, careful aim taken at the upper target12, and the trigger released when the sights are alined with the target.If the piece is correctly aimed the practice rod .should strike thecenter of the target 13,

which in yielding Wlll permit the practice rod to deliver a hammer-likeblow to the pin 17. Said pin will in turn strike a percussion cap of thestrip 30 against the back 25, causing an explosion which will leave nodoubt as to the correctness of aim.

After one cap is exploded, the strip 30 is drawn laterally until anadjacent cap is brought into line with the pin 17 and I prefer to locatethe strips 29 so as to bring one cap into line with the pin 17 as one ofthe following caps comes into contactwith one of the strips 29.

Obviously, various modifications are possible, and I wish to claim theinvention without. limitations other than such as appear in allowableclaims.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a backing adapted to support ayielding recording miniature target and provided with a perforation inpoa yielding face adapted to receive a miniature target :fior recordingeach impact upon its face, and cap-exploding devices arranged to beoperated only by impact at the buIIseye.

3. The combination with a support for a miniature target, adapted torecord eah impactof ractice devices upon the target face, of ebulls-eye, and means for iransinittin force of record making impact atthe h u eye only to detonating body- 4. The combination with aminiatureyieids ing, recor ing tasget, of a ba k? ing :tor the samepertornted at the illlqwye point, a holder forth/e nd bank ng,- i springretumed {pin rranged to rearwe rdly imm the bums-eye, and me ns holdingan exgilos'ive eap the negrwimd path olf said in- .5. The coin inatmnwith e mmlatere arget, a cushioning beck. theref r, and is helde fortheback and t rget, f a frwtsonaliy w ing clampcarrled by the ho der andh llsto eonfiorin to and firm l y engag a urpent ofwvedgre-li-ke-qnosssectlon- 6, The ombination 744th a b lgi hawmg infront a yleldiing #w e "reaches the bulls-eye, a sliding 'ti ng bod'y inthe rear of the m n a ure get and in th rear a mem for attaching theholder to {my suitiibl e s upfor ieldingly resisting the further advanceof of the caps when a preceding one rod extendrng -rea'rward1y from thebull s-eye' itma 'id the .aliiled .cap,,.end ,a, spring resisting rear-Werd motion of the rod.

7. The combinatiqn {with a target holder aw eg .e yie ding lW mg for, aminimum rg t amd e :snpprmtiz-yg pkqte at some disnce n he rear of thehacking, of 1asprung clamp ad pted to holdsaldggemctm hly gain t b912 1h M 1 ,i ma ggms of n servr-i ee bayonet in mating-1 position.

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